Ellen's Broom
by Kelly Starling Lyons and Daniel Minter
30 Total Resources 2 Awards 1 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-6
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2012
Word Count 1,397
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 610L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 148129, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Slavery--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- African American families
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Marriage & Divorce
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- Marriage--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 19th Century
- JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / 19th Century
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American
- African Americans--Fiction
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Fiction
- African Americans
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Marriage customs and rites
- Brooms and brushes--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- African American Experience
Our Original Resources 8
Meet-the-Author Recording with Kelly Starling Lyons about Ellen's Broom
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Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Daniel Minter about Ellen's Broom
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Kelly Starling Lyons
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Daniel Minter
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kelly Starling Lyons
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Daniel Minter
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Author Interviews 12
Meet-the-Author Recording with Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Daniel Minter
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Daniel Minter
Created by Don Tate
Guest Post by Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by Cynsations
Guest Post by Daniel Minter
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Interview with Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by Writermorphosis
Guest Post by Kelly Starling Lyons
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Interview with Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by From the Mixed-Up Files...
Interview with Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by The Winged Pen
Interview with Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by African American Literature Book Club
Interview with Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by Remember Reading?
Guest Post by Kelly Starling Lyons
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from kelstarly
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2024
Illustrator Honor, 2013
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Emergent Selection, 2012
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